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Pull Focus: Patrice O'Neill
by Erin Finicane and Echo XieCo-founder of the nationally esteemed outreach organization, The Working Group, Patrice O'Neill is a pioneer in multi-platform citizen engagement. Also an award winning...
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Media That Matters 2012 Rapporteur's Report
Report by Jacob RobertsCHANGE FOR GOODVisit the Center for Social Media Facebook page to join the conversation, share media, and receive updates.TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome RemarksKeynote AddressTalk...
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Land of Opportunity Demo
One of the great projects being showcased through the Living Docs intiative to foster a community of web-native documentary development is Luisa Dantas's Land of Opportuntiy. Grown out of the...
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Lisa Smithline of Cultural Front Productions moderated this panel--which included Patrice O'Neill, producer of Not in Our Town; Meg McLagan, co-director of Lioness; and Debra Koffler, founder and...
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Media That Matters 2015: Agenda
[VIew sponsorship opportunities] REGISTEROnline registration is now closed, but onsite registration will be available both days. American University is committed to providing accessible programs and...
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Living, Breathing, Transmedia: Navigating the Non-linear
By Josh FreundTraditionally when making a documentary, filmmakers present a film that reflects only a sliver of their amassed content. We shoot and shoot and shoot some more, then edit and cut the vast...
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The Saga from Katrina to Isaac: Stories from New Orleans
By Laine Kaplan-LevensonLittle did we know here at Land of Opportunity that mentioning Cowbird in a blog post a few weeks ago would lead to a beautiful storytelling collaboration. Our latest experience...
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9/11 Re-watched
On this anniversary of 9/11, discerning journalists and scholars alike will be delving into a treasure trove of international television covering the event. The Internet Archive’s “Understanding 9/11”...
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Yesterday’s (and Last Year’s) Television, with a Click
I recently spent a morning demo'ing a fascinating experiment in digital archiving of television (free login required). The Internet Archive, a vast and improbable digital library both of traditional...
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Audience Responds to Give Up Tomorrow - 2012 Human Rights Film Series
Hear the instant reactions of AU students, staff, and filmmaker Michael Collins to "Give Up Tomorrow," the very first showing of the 2012 Human Rights Film Series on Sept. 27.Collins reflects on the...
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Land of Opportunity is a Living Doc
Filmmakers like Luisa Dantas are paving the way for more people to understand and experiment with web-native documentary production. What does this really mean, and what can we learn from them so we...
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Based on a True Story
One way to reach a bigger audience: don't just make a documentary, make the narrative feature, too. Directors at the 2013 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival made a strong case for how documentaries...
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Launching LandofOpportunity
LandofOpportunity has officially launched its Beta Interactive Platform for the public. The platform is an experimental web project exploring post-crisis community (re)building in America, that merges...
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Media That Matters 2014 Agenda
QUICK LINKS SponsorsCommunity PartnersWorkshopsHappy HourStoryCode DCConference Sponsors Community PartnersBenevolent MediaCommunity Cinema DCDocs In ProgressMeridian Hill...
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Dollars, Doughnuts and Distribution
A few dollars and a doughnut are what most filmmakers can expect to have leftover after a distribution deal has been milked by distributor, exhibitor, sales agent, deliverables and marketing costs....
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